In the blink of an eye, it has been sixteen years since Pei Wende came to this prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty.
During these sixteen years, there was not a moment when Pei Wende did not want to return to the world of his previous life.
Because in that world, Pei Wende had his own family, his own friends, convenient Internet, and a stable and comfortable life.
In this so-called "prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty", Pei Wende only had an old master and an ancient temple that could only accommodate a few monks.
Pei Wende no longer remembers the memory of his birth, just as he no longer remembers when Zen Master Lingyou became his master.
In this regard, Pei Wende could only say that he was not one of those gifted time travellers, and his underdeveloped brain in his childhood simply could not allow him to record insignificant information.
The only thing Pei Wende remembers is that since he can remember, he has been wandering around and begging for alms with Zen Master Lingyou. It was not until he started to remember that he settled down in the ancient Tongqing Temple in Tanzhou.
Tanzhou in the Tang Dynasty was actually the Changsha area of Hunan in later generations, and was the capital center of a province.
However, unlike the prosperity of later generations, Tanzhou is still a very chaotic area now, and usually only those officials who have been assigned will be transferred here.
Of course, in terms of senses alone, the ancient regions in Pei Wende's eyes are actually very similar.
Now, before the rise of industrial civilization, once you leave the city, it is no different from the popular "wilderness survival" program in the previous life.
What really troubles Pei Wende is that from Tongqing Temple to the nearest city, even if you walk along the official road built by the court, it takes half a day at the fastest.
The only good thing is that there are some villages at the foot of this ancient temple located deep in the mountains, so the monks in the temple will not really become guests of the "Wild Survival" program.
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"Old monk, there is less than three days' worth of food left in the temple. We must find a way to go down the mountain."
Coming out of the kitchen of Tongqing Temple, Pei Wende first looked up at the position of the sun in the sky, roughly judged the time, and then walked straight towards Zen Master Lingyou's Zen room.
It must be explained here that although Zen Master Lingyou has accepted Pei Wende as his disciple.
However, since Pei Wende has always refused to become a monk, the title between the two is not a formal title of master and disciple.
Just like Pei Wende is now used to calling Zen Master Lingyou "old monk", Zen Master Lingyou has always been called Pei Wende as an "evil obstacle" and a "bad disciple".
In other words, it was actually Zen Master Lingyou who initially called Pei Wende an "evil" and a "bad disciple". Pei Wende only called him "old monk" out of revenge.
At first, Pei Wende, who came from a civilized society, was a little too used to this weird title of master and disciple.
But as time went by, he also discovered that there was a big difference between Zen Master Lingyou and the monk in his impression.
At least the other party doesn't care about these secular etiquette. He is like a crazy monk who has seen through the world of mortals. In his eyes, secular etiquette is nothing at all.
"Want to go down the mountain again?"
Immediately he understood the meaning of Pei Wende's words, Zen Master Lingyou sighed helplessly through the door panel.
Pei Wende, who was born under the red flag in his previous life and grew up in New China, is a standard new generation of the 21st century.
After seeing the Internet with advanced information, it was simply too much to ask him to stay in one place all year round and do nothing.
It was only after traveling to this era that Pei Wende learned what life was like for real ancient people.
Let’s not talk about the princes, nobles, gentry and local tyrants for the moment.
Ordinary farmers living at the bottom of society spend their days eating, drinking, sleeping, and having no other extra entertainment.
In this case, even if Pei Wende simply wanted to eat something good, he would have to go to the nearest market.
It was also thanks to this that Pei Wende developed a physique that far exceeded his previous life. The ordinary 100-kilometer mountain road was simply a piece of cake for him.
"I just went out for a walk. I'll be back before dark."
After answering Zen Master Lingyou's question out of habit, Pei Wende knew that the other party had already known about his running down the mountain to secretly open the stove.
"Remember to go early and come back early. It's not peaceful down here recently."
Zen Master Lingyou, who was well aware of Pei Wende's nature, did not dissuade him too much. He just gave a faint instruction and closed his eyes again, quickly entering a state of meditation.
"It's not peaceful?"
Hearing this, Pei Wende, who was about to walk down the mountain, was slightly startled, and then showed a slightly thoughtful expression.
[What aspect is not peaceful? War? Natural disaster? Or...those monsters and monsters? 】
Although this era generally conforms to the history of the Tang Dynasty in Pei Wende's impression, some details are much more detailed than the Tang Dynasty in history books.
At the very least, monsters really do exist in this era.
Not to mention that Pei Wende in his previous life was not a staunch atheist.
Simply speaking, after being reincarnated into this era, the infant Pei Wende saw the old monk confronting and communicating with other creatures more than once.
It's a pity that as Pei Wende grew up and reached a sensible age, the old monk no longer showed any special abilities in front of him.
Although he didn't know why the old monk was hiding his special ability, Pei Wende was too sensible and didn't ask too much.
In this regard, Pei Wende is very consistent with the Zen philosophy of cultivating without cultivating and letting nature take its own course.
Of course, this is just a nice way of saying it.
According to Zen Master Lingyou's usual evaluation of Pei Wende, he clearly shows that he does not strive for advancement and is willing to fall.
"Actually, I hope to run into a monster or two."
Walking on the mountain road down the mountain, Pei Wende, who had long been accustomed to the rugged mountain road, was thinking as he walked quickly down the mountain.
"After all, unlike the old monk, they might be able to tell me what is going on with my current 'ability', right?"
When Pei Wende looked up at the bottom of the mountain again, a sense of closeness came to him from all directions, quickly replacing his original five-sense perception.
At this moment, Pei Wende seemed to feel that he was integrated with the entire earth and could sense everything happening in the mountains.
It can be as big as a tiger pouncing on its food, or as small as a grass swaying...
Although this kind of unclear perception does not seem to be of much use, it allows Pei Wende to have an amazing sixth sense and intuition to avoid possible dangers.
In this ancient temple deep in the mountains, Pei Wende was able to grow up to his current age safely, and this special perception ability can be said to be the greatest contributor.
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